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In-depth legal studies

Extended analyses of Costa Rican law, grouped in series and translated from the Spanish originals. Each study explains its subject from the ground up, using current legislation and case law, and states the date on which the law was reviewed.

Condominium Property in Costa Rica

Five studies for owners and tenants of condominium units: what you acquire when you buy a unit, how a condominium is governed, how maintenance fees are set and collected, the limits that living together imposes, and the rights and duties of those who rent. They start from the book published by the University of Costa Rica's Chair of Property Law (2006) and read it in light of Law 7933 as currently in force, its new regulations (Executive Decree 45214, in effect since January 19, 2026) and the case law.

5 studies · Law reviewed as of October 19, 2026

  1. Owning a Condominium Unit: The Unit, the Common Areas, and the Governing Documents

    What you buy with a condominium unit in Costa Rica: common areas, ownership share, deed, bylaws, off-plan purchases, and what to check before signing.

    43 min read

  2. Who Decides in a Condominium: The Owners' Assembly, the Administrator, and the Bylaws

    How the owners' assembly is called and votes, what majorities the law requires, what the administrator can do, and how to challenge a resolution in Costa Rica.

    43 min read

  3. Condominium Fees: What Is Paid, How the Fee Is Set, and How It Is Collected

    What each unit owner pays, how the fee is approved, how it is collected today under Article 20 of Law 7933, and what defenses a delinquent owner has.

    45 min read

  4. Living in a Condominium: Use of the Unit and the Common Areas, Limits, and Sanctions

    What each owner may do in their unit and in the common areas, what the bylaws may prohibit, and how a condominium sanctions owners who break the rules.

    45 min read

  5. Renting in a Condominium: Rights and Duties of Tenants and of Owners Who Lease Their Units

    Which condominium rules bind tenants, who pays the fees, who answers for violations, and how a lease of a condominium unit ends in Costa Rica.

    44 min read

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